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Puerto Rico (US) — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Puerto Rico (US), 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
-0.55%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -131.6% since 1961
Population growth for Puerto Rico (US) was -0.55% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.19% in 1963. The lowest was -3.59% in 2018 (about 6.5× the latest value).
Puerto Rico (US) ranks 201 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 93%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Puerto Rico (US) sits below it. It peaked in 1963 and has fallen 125% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 60%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
-0.55%
First (1961)
1.75%
Change
-131.6%
Highest
2.19%
in 1963
Lowest
-3.59%
in 2018
Average
0.46%
Annual growth (CAGR)
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Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.55% |
| 2024 | -0.04% |
| 2023 | -0.51% |
| 2022 | -1.31% |
| 2021 | -0.58% |
| 2020 | -0.64% |
| 2019 | 0.36% |
| 2018 | -3.59% |
| 2017 | -2.02% |
| 2016 | -1.56% |
| 2015 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | -1.29% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.